China Eyes Approval for Nvidia's High-End Chips Amid US Curbs

Nvidia's high-end RTX PRO 5500 chips may soon be available to Chinese companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holdings. China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked major domestic companies to disclose their plans to purchase the Nvidia processors, according to Reuters.

The ministry reportedly informed some companies that Beijing intends to approve the purchases, with industry executives expecting the RTX PRO 5500 to fall outside U.S. export controls.

Nvidia's business in China remains constrained by both U.S. export controls and Beijing's restrictions on American imports, a company spokesperson said.